Zone Program Integrity Contractors (“ZPICs”) are charged with the responsibility of investigating alleged instances of fraud, waste, or abuse by health care providers. They are authorized to conduct massive and...
Rewriting the Physician Office Visit Note: Ensuring Compliance in Medical Documentation in 2021
Are you prepared for the sweeping changes made to the “traditional” 1995 and 1997 evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines for office and outpatient visit codes you have been accustomed to for two decades?
3 PROVEN TIPS TO REDUCE DENIALS FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BILLING
Medical billing is a complicated process as it is, in which medical billing for mental health services is more complicated than ever and comes with a bunch of unique challenges.
There is no topic that will define the career of those currently in healthcare more than the adaptation that has occurred due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released 21 new ICD-10-PCS codes that apply to the vaccination or treatment of COVID-19. These codes are effective January 1, 2021.
New ICD-10 Codes, MS-DRG Assignments for COVID-19 Coming Jan. 1
Come January 1, 2021, CMS will implement 21 new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics for the novel coronavirus, including baricitinib and monoclonal antibody treatments.